[PATCH] disable var-tracking for math/test-tgmath2.c

David Miller davem@davemloft.net
Fri Oct 26 18:57:00 GMT 2012


From: "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos@systemhalted.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:03:13 -0400

> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Roland McGrath <roland@hack.frob.com> wrote:
>>> Even splitting the large test routine into several smaller routines
>>> would cure these compilation speed issues, and wouldn't have any effect on
>>> what the testcase is testing.
>>
>> That was my initial suggestion.  Those bothered by the compile time should
>> just go do it already and see what they get.
> 
> For avoidance of doubt the consensus seems to be that the
> initial heavy-hammer patch of disabling var-tracking is
> less desirable than the more elegant solution of splitting.
> 
> I await a new patch that does the more elegant solution.

So a massive code change to the test itself has a smaller effect than
disabling some debug generation settings in the compiler?

This really makes absolutely no sense to me.



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